I’ll be giving a workshop on October 15th at the World Soundtrack Awards on both the creative and technical aspects of my work on the LOTR franchise and animated feature Ultraman Rising - and of course also cheering on @steveyg.bsky.social who is nominated for the public choice award

Day 01 of recording with David Long and Jules Desmond.

David Long, Jules Desmond and I loved playing as part of Altared States at Old Saint Paul’s last Friday. Thank you to all who came to the sold out show! Thanks to Jane Nye and all at OSP and Thomas and all at Pyramid Club! X

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Jules Desmond, David Long and I are playing a set at Old Saint Paul’s on August 8th as part of Altared States. Tickets here: www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/96942/Al... Altared States: Electronic Soundscapes In A Divine Place - Old St Paul's, Wellington - Fri, 08 August 2025

You can vote here; www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/news/vote-fo... World Soundtrack Awards | Vote for the WSA Public Choice Award 2025

Super stoked to be included in the Public Choice Longlist for the 2025 World Soundtrack Awards!

@madebymutant.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale this weekend. A great time to pick up the beautiful vinyl box sets for #ultramanrising and #waroftherohirrim www.madebymutant.com?lang=en_GB&s... @steveyg.bsky.social #scotstafford

Playing a director your musical ideas and concepts for the first time can be a scary experience. It certainly inspires trepidation in me. In this clip, @pin3hot.com and I talk with #musiciansvstheworldpodcast about the importance of having a safe space while creating. youtube.com/shorts/k700n...

@pin3hot.com and I talk about how and why we integrated ‘The Ring Theme’ into the LOtR War Of The Rohirrim score: youtu.be/6zlDYqBvpT4?...

If you have love for our LGBTQI community in NZ please consider signing this petition. petitions.parliament.nz/cc70b2c2-cfd...

@pin3hot and I combine our forces and launch ScoreCraft into the world. We believe that music is at the heart of storytelling. www.scorecraft.co.uk

I’ll be on this panel alongside Superstar Supervising Sound Editors Brent Burge and Martin Kwok this Thursday as part of the Screen Music and Sound Guild’s ‘Industry Talk’ event. We’ll be talking about our work on Kenji Kamiyama’s beautiful film “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim”.

There will be no using your Moog today….

Loved talking with Danny and Bobby on their ‘Don’t Give Up’ podcast! This episode was recorded late last year and we talk guitar pedals, awkward encounters, “The Beatles: Get Back”, “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” and more! podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/d...

Ever wondered how composer and #westmoot25 Special Guest Stephen Gallagher wrote the music for The War of the Rohirrim? Use the Contact form on our website to ask @steveyg.bsky.social questions until 4/10. His Q&A from New Zealand will be shown at #Westmoot! www.tolkiensociety.org/events/westm...

The good folks at Audient let me take their ORIA for a test drive and then have a chat about it. It’s a beautiful machine! youtube.com/watch?v=ORzc...

Go and see #TheRuleOfJennyPen. It is excellent.

My beautiful wife made this for me. If you know, you know. TC Tuggers….

Thank you to all at IFMCA for these incredible nominations!!

@karenbentley.bsky.social performs the hardangerfele during our first remote session on “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” . Karen recorded in Mexico while Mark and I were online from London. The Hardangerfele is a crucial sonic signature in the Rohirrim musical universe.

A privilege and an honour to be included on this prestigious list. Thank you to all involved! There are some truly killer scores listed here made by ferocious talents.

Any day that you get to record this motif is a good day indeed. Recording with Storma Filmworks for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” back in 2024 at Stella Maris, Wellington.

These figures arrived today! YAY!!!!

Aleatoric good times with the superb Brass players that we were privileged to have as part of “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” score. Recorded here by the GRAMMY winning @pin3hot.com at Angel Studios in London. From the cue “The Beast Is Rabid”

The amazing brass players we were privileged to have as part of the score for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” performing a section from “Helm Hammerhand Still Stands” (one of my fav cues from the film) at Angel Studios in London as recorded by @pin3hot.com

Joji Hirota and Eri Kaishima performing Taiko parts as part of the soundtrack to The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim. Recorded at Angel Studios, London by @pin3hot.com

@pin3hot.com mixes the last score cue of The Lord Of The Rings:The War Of The Rohirrim on The Mike Hopkins stage at Park Road Post Production last year. This cue seemed to make a lot of people cry (in a good way). open.spotify.com/track/6RDevC...

I loved talking with Jordan on his channel!

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Thank you to all who are listening! lnk.to/LOTR_TheWaro...

Someone who absolutely altered the way the world looked and sounded. Vale David Lynch.

Loved talking with #greendragon on her excellent show “Rings And Realms” for The One Ring dot net. We talked all things The War Of The Rohirrim score: youtu.be/PNSa1Nb4NBs?...

I loved EVERY minute of working on Kenji Kamiyama’s beautiful film. Here is a lovely behind the scenes glimpse of #thelordoftherings :The War Of The Rohirrim: youtu.be/Pghe-u1QECY

🔥🔥🔥 Radical libertarian ideologies are generating extreme inequality and ripping the social fabric of NZ, writes Anne Salmond. Don’t we want to be a place where talent wants to live? #nzpol

Happy New Year to you, your family and friends! May 2025 be an excellent one for you. Be safe. Be well. X

#np #nowplaying Stephen Gallagher - Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (and I saw the movie in the cinema today!) @steveyg.bsky.social #waroftherohirrim #lordoftherings #soundtrack

In 3 hours, we are talking to @steveyg.bsky.social, the composer of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim soundtrack! We are talking musical themes, behind the scenes and the future of Middle-Earth 👀🎶 #lotr #lordoftherings #waroftherohirrim youtu.be/k0Ji58zQw68?...

Loved talking with maestro and old pal Mark Smythe about the score for The War Of The Rohirrim ahead of the SCL awards. NZ Music School Alumni ftw www.wbawards.com/videosa/?fil...

For your consideration!

From today, the original soundtrack to The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim is available on streaming services for your listening pleasure. Turn it up! Enjoy! Thank you! tidal.com/album/400233...

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The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim is out in theatres next month. Next week, the soundtrack will be available on streaming platforms followed by Vinyl and CD release in 2025. I loved every minute of writing the score to Kenji Kamiyama’s beautiful film!

We've started a composer Starter Pack. If you know of other professional composers working in TV, movies, or games then PM us and we'll take a look. 🙏🏻 go.bsky.app/SJpMmpt @steveyg.bsky.social @hannahpeel.bsky.social @maxrichtermusic.bsky.social

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